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Wonder – 4/5 Stars ★★★★

February 16, 2018 / News Ant / 0 Comments

Sappy films aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, but when a film embraces its sappiness and turns it into something emotionally resonant, then I truly believe that they can be some of the best films out there. While Wonder may have looked a little overdone throughout its marketing campaign, making it out to be a film about a kid being bullied for looking different from everyone else, that’s honestly just scratching the surface of what the message of this film really is. There is always a feel-good movie that I attach myself to every year, and I believe Wonder is probably the film from 2017 that did it for me. All in all just a wonderful movie for the whole family.

Awarding a high 4 /5 Stars ★★★★ for this one.

Coco – 5/5 Stars ★★★★★

February 5, 2018 / News Ant / 0 Comments

A Pixar’s masterpiece, impeccably done in terms of research (about the Mexican culture), animation, script, musicalization, direction and production. A subtle yet charming and inspiring story; with a quality of animation worthy of an Academy Award (I wouldn’t be surprised if it was one of the great winners of 2018); with an extremely powerful soundtrack; an excellent script; likable, well-developed and relatable characters; and extremely respectful of the cultural component in which the story is inspired. In short, one of the best landings of Pixar , A perfect score from myself for this one.

Rated -5/5 Stars ★★★★★

Bra – Mediacorp’s Challenging drama

February 4, 2018 / News Ant / 0 Comments

Dealing with the emotions that come with being diagnosed with breast cancer is not an easy one. And it is this difficult topic that Mediacorp’s latest drama series BRA explores. The 13-episode series aired on Oct 23 2017 and ran daily from Monday to Thursday at 10pm on Channel 5. And while I was lucky enough to catch parts of it while I was in Singapore but never got to finish watching it as i had to return back to the UK.

At least now thanks to Toggle i am able to finish watching this creative and challenging production by Mediacorp exploring such a difficult issue faced by millions today.

Very well done to everyone who was involved.

It’s Official! , Spice Girls confirm a reunion!

February 3, 2018 / News Ant / 0 Comments

The Spice Girls have confirmed they will work together again after they were pictured together for the first time in years.

‘Posh Spice’ Victoria Beckham, 43, posted a picture on social media of all five stars, believed to have been taken in the London home of ‘Ginger’ Geri Horner, 45.

Beckham said in the Instagram post: “Love my girls!!! So many kisses!!! X Exciting x.”

Thermometer on snow showing very low temperature

UK could be set for ‘coldest week of winter’

February 2, 2018 / News Ant / 0 Comments

The coldest week of winter could be yet to come, as forecasters urge Britain to brace for more snow and ice.

The Met Office has warned the mercury could plummet as low as -7C in some parts of the UK next week, while the bulk of the population can expect to shiver through sub-zero temperatures.

A series of weather warnings for ice and snow will be in place from Sunday and could last until the end of the week.

About 1cm to 3cm of snow could accumulate inland, mainly over hills above 100 metres.

So wrap up people..

Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri – 4/5 Stars ★★★★

January 28, 2018 / News Ant / 0 Comments

OK for this particular Oscar contender, I have deliberated on for a bit , as on the one part , I did enjoy the pace and flow of the story , So far, this film has had an IMDb rating of 8.3…which is extraordinarily high. As for me, I think its has been incredibly overrated.

The story is about an angry mom,as her daughter was brutally murdered and raped…and the police haven’t done anything with the case. So, in desperation and anger, she rents out three billboards and tasks the local Police Chief to do something about this. Surprisingly, most of the town comes down against her…who was just exercising her First Amendment rights. What happens from there…well, just watch the film.

There were many wonderful scenes and characters in this picture. But, there were also many main characters who were just god-awful and unlikable…including the main character, making this movie a bit of a hard-sell for me personally.

I can see this being a winner at the Oscars for Best Actress, but for me this just made it to 4/5 Stars and with Meryl right alongside her with the Post , this might be a close one for Francis Mcdormand.

Rated : 4/5 Stars ★★★★

Roman J. Israel, Esq. – 3.7/5 Stars ★★★?

January 27, 2018 / News Ant / 0 Comments

Here is a movie that caught me by surprise , I feel that if you are in your sixties and of African-American heritage this may really hit home on many levels. In general it is a film about holding on to our core values, then forgetting them to join the rest of society’s madness only to realize that you were not alone in your view of the world. Restoring your original core only to pay the price of deserting it in the first place. Denzel himself gave a magnetic performance but the movie itself did not in my view. Therefore a 3.7/5 Stars for this character sketch entry for the Oscars.

Rated : 3.7/5 Stars ★★★?

90th Annual Academy Awards

Oscars Nominations revealed !!

January 24, 2018 / News Ant / 0 Comments

The full list of nominees for the 90th Academy Awards has been revealed, with Shape Of Water leading the race at the moment.

Best Picture

Call Me By Your Name

Darkest Hour

Dunkirk

Get Out

Lady Bird

Phantom Thread

The Post

The Shape of Water

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best actress

Sally Hawkins, The Shape Of Water

Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Margot Robbie, I, Tonya

Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird

Meryl Streep, The Post

Best actor

Timothee Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name

Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread

Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out

Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour

Denzel Washington, Roman J Israel, Esq

Best supporting actress

Mary J Blige, Mudbound

Allison Janney, I, Tonya

Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread

Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird

Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water

Best supporting actor

Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project

Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Richard Jenkins, The Shape Of Water

Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World

Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best director

Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk

Jordan Peele, Get Out

Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird

Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread

Guillermo Del Toro, The Shape of Water

Best adapted screenplay

Call Me By Your Name

The Disaster Artist

Logan

Molly’s Game

Mudbound

Best original screenplay

The Big Sick

Get Out

Lady Bird

The Shape of Water

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best foreign language film

A Fantastic Woman (Chile)

The Insult (Lebanon)

Loveless (Russia)

On Body and Soul (Hungary)

The Square (Sweden)

Best original song

Mighty River, Mudbound

The Mystery of Love, Call Me By Your Name

Remember Me, Coco

Stand Up for Something, Marshall

This Is Me, The Greatest Showman

Best animated feature

Boss Baby

The Breadwinner

Coco

Ferdinand

Loving Vincent

Best documentary feature

Abacus

Faces Places

Icarus

Last Men in Aleppo

Strong Island

Best documentary short

Edith + Eddie

Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405

Heroin(e)

Knife Skills

Traffic Stop

Best original score

Dunkirk

Phantom Thread

The Shape of Water

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best cinematography

Blade Runner 2049

Darkest Hour

Dunkirk

Mudbound

The Shape of Water

Best costume design

Beauty and the Beast

Darkest Hour

Phantom Thread

The Shape of Water

Victoria and Abdul

Best make-up and hairstyling

Darkest Hour

Victoria and Abdul

Wonder

Best sound editing

Baby Driver

Blade Runner 2049

Dunkirk

The Shape of Water

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Best sound mixing

Baby Driver

Blade Runner 2049

Dunkirk

The Shape of Water

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Best animated short

Dear Basketball

Garden Party

Lou

Negative Space

Revolting Rhymes

Best live action short

DeKalb Elementary

The Eleven O’Clock

My Nephew Emmet

The Silent Child

Watu Wote/All of Us

Best production design

Beauty and the Beast

Blade Runner 2049

Darkest Hour

Dunkirk

The Shape of Water

Best visual effects

Blade Runner 2049

Guardian of the Galaxy Vol 2

Kong: Skull Island

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

War for Planet of the Apes

Best film editing

Baby Driver

Dunkirk

I, Tonya

Train stuck after landslip in Scottish Highlands seen from the air

January 23, 2018 / News Ant / 0 Comments

Tons of rocks and mud were swept down a mountain in the Scottish Highlands, derailing a train during Monday morning’s rush hour.

Theresa May and Emmanuel Macron grin for ‘le selfie’

January 19, 2018 / News Ant / 0 Comments

It’s not quite in the same league as the famous Oscars selfie tweeted by Ellen DeGeneres, but the wide smile on Theresa May’s face shows she didn’t seem too concerned.

The Prime Minister beamed as she clearly enjoyed rubbing shoulders with media-savvy French President Emmanuel Macron in the age of Instagram and Twitter.